Episode 3 | Graeme Strachan, Author of ’The Bird & The Feather’

Derek chats to football writer Graeme Strachan who's critically-acclaimed debut book 'The Bird & The Feather' looks back on the time Dundee Football Club enticed two world icons to Dens Park.

Claudio Caniggia and Fabrizio Ravanelli were footballing royalty.

Caniggia was a World Cup star for Argentina at Italia 90 and USA 94 and had been the great Diego Maradona's strike partner while Ravanelli was a Champions League winner who was once Britain's highest-paid player.

Dundee games were soon being shown in far-flung places like the West Indies and Maradona himself was ready to jump on a plane and join the party.

Controversial businessman Giovanni di Stefano later joined the board and had to deny Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein would become a Dundee season ticket holder.

But the crazy period would come at a cost for the Dark Blues who would slip into administration and almost go out of business.

Graeme gives us an insight into what was a memorable and equally mental few years on Tayside.

You can purchase the book by visiting https://www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk/the-bird-the-feather

Enjoy folks!